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Austerlitz
Austerlitz , Czech Slavkov u Brna, town, S Czech Republic, in Moravia. An agricultural center, the town has sugar refineries and cotton mills. It became a seat of the Anabaptists in 1528. At Austerlitz, in the "battle of the three emperors," Napoleon I won (Dec. 2, 1805) his most brilliant vic... Read more
Confederation of the Rhine
Confederation of the Rhine league of German states formed by Emperor Napoleon I in 1806 after his defeat of the Austrians at Austerlitz . Among its members were the newly created kingdoms of Bavaria and Württenberg (see Pressburg, Treaty of ), the grand duchies of Baden, Hesse-Darmstadt, and... Read more
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire , 1899-1987, American dancer, actor, and singer, b. Omaha, Nebr., as Frederick Austerlitz. After 1911 he and his sister Adele formed a successful Broadway vaudeville team. After his sister retired, Astaire became a film actor (1933). He became known as a debonair song-and-dance man, par... Read more
Mikhail Ilarionovich Kutuzov
Mikhail Ilarionovich Kutuzov , 1745-1813, Russian field marshal. He fought against the Polish Confederation of Bar (see Bar, Confederation of ) and served in the Russo-Turkish Wars of 1768-74 and 1787-92, in which he lost an eye. He took part (1805) in the battle of Austerlitz, which was fought a... Read more
Vernet
Vernet , French family of painters. Claude Joseph Vernet, 1714-89, marine painter, b. Avignon, studied with his father, Antoine Vernet, a decorative painter, and in Rome, where he acquired a reputation for fine work. He was summoned to Paris in 1753 and commissioned by the king to paint the famous... Read more
Brno
Brno , Ger. Brünn, city (1991 pop. 388,296), SE Czech Republic, at the confluence of the Svratka and Svitava rivers. It is the second largest city of the Czech Republic and the chief city of Moravia . Brno is an industrial center known for its international trade fairs and for its textile an... Read more
Francis II
Francis II 1768-1835, last Holy Roman emperor (1792-1806), first emperor of Austria as Francis I (1804-35), king of Bohemia and of Hungary (1792-1835). He succeeded his father, Leopold II, shortly before the outbreak of war with France (see French Revolutionary Wars ). Francis's armies were eventu... Read more
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Edna St. Vincent Millay , 1892-1950, American poet, b. Rockland, Maine, grad. Vassar College, 1917. One of the most popular poets of her era, Millay was admired as much for the bohemian freedom of her youthful lifestyle as for her verse. During the early 1920s she lived in Greenwich Village, New Yor... Read more
Alexander I
Alexander I 1777-1825, czar of Russia (1801-25), son of Paul I (in whose murder he may have taken an indirect part). In the first years of his reign the liberalism of his Swiss tutor, Frédéric César de La Harpe , seemed to influence Alexander. He suppressed the secret police... Read more
Charles XIV
Charles XIV (Charles John; Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte) , 1763-1844, king of Sweden and Norway (1818-44), French Revolutionary general. Bernadotte rose from the ranks, served brilliantly under Napoleon Bonaparte in the Italian campaign (1796-97), was French ambassador at Vienna (1798), and was ... Read more

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Austerlitz, Battle of
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History AUSTERLITZ, BATTLE OF The Battle of Austerlitz, which occurred on December 2, 1805, was the climactic...Austria, and Alexander I were all present on the field, Austerlitz was a crushing French victory that sealed the fate of the...
Austerlitz
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Austerlitz , Czech Slavkov u Brna, town, S Czech...seat of the Anabaptists in 1528. At Austerlitz, in the "battle of the three emperors...and Emperor Francis II. The "sun of Austerlitz" (it was a cloudless day) became...
Astaire, Fred
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...years Fred Astaire was born Frederick Austerlitz on May 10, 1899, in Omaha, Nebraska...parents, Frederic E. and Ann Gelius Austerlitz, enrolled him in dancing school at...join his older sister Adele. The two Austerlitz children proved extraordinarily talented...
War of The Third Coalition
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...Europe led to Napoleon's decisive victories, especially at Austerlitz in December 1805. Austria was forced to sign a peace treaty...that led to his eventual defeat. See also: alexander i; austerlitz, battle of; napoleon i; tilist, treaty of bibliography...
Millay, Edna St. Vincent
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...February 22, 1892 Rockland, Maine Died: October 19, 1950 Austerlitz, New York American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay was an American...Boissevain, a wealthy Dutchman. In 1925 they bought a farm near Austerlitz, New York. Millay participated in the defense of Nicola...
Kutuzov, Mikhail Ilarionovich
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...marshal to launch an ill-advised attack on the French at Austerlitz on December 2. Wounded once again while trying to rally his...Russian armies for the last time. See also: alexander i; austerlitz, battle of; borodino, battle of; bucharest, treaty of...
War and Peace
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...infinite sky ” as he lay wounded on the battlefield at Austerlitz, are among the most enthralling moments in world literature...because of strategic planning (he sleeps before the Battle of Austerlitz while his military strategists quibble) but because he instinctively...
Mikhail Ilarionovich Kutuzov
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...creditably; but later, when he was forced by the Emperor to act against his own judgment, he was defeated by Napoleon at Austerlitz, late in 1805. As a consequence, he was relieved of his command and relegated to a series of relatively unimportant posts...
Alexander I
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...In the ensuing war an Austro-Russian army of 90,000 men commanded by Gen. Mikhail Kutuzov was routed at the Battle of Austerlitz (Dec. 2, 1805). Alexander wept like a child during the retreat. The war continued until July 1807, when the Franco...
Slavkov u Brna
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Slavkov u Brna Czech Republic: see Austerlitz .

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Austerlitz, Battle of
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Austerlitz, Battle of (2 December 1805) A battle fought by Austria and Russia against France, near the town of Austerlitz in Moravia. Alexander I of Russia persuaded FRANCIS I of Austria to attack before reinforcements arrived. Their complicated...
Battle of Austerlitz
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Battle of Austerlitz a battle in 1805 near the town of Austerlitz (now in the Czech Republic), in which Napoleon defeated the Austrians and Russians.
Kaplan, Nelly
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Other Films: 1954 La Tour de Nesle (La Torre del Piacere ) (Gance) (ro as Alice) 1960 Austerlitz (The Battle of Austerlitz, Napoleone ad Austerlitz ) (Gance) (asst d, + sc) 1963 Cyrano et d'Artagnan (Gance) (ph) 1974 Il Faut Vivre...
Welles, Orson
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Compulsion (Fleischer) (as Jonathan Wilk); Ferry to Hong Kong (Lewis Gilbert) (as Captain Hart) 1960 Austerlitz (Battle of Austerlitz ) (Gance) (as Robert Fulton); Crack in the Mirror (Fleischer) (as Hagolin/Lamorciere); I Tartari...
Caron, Leslie
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Asquith) (as Mrs. Dubedat) 1959 The Man Who Understood Women (Johnson) (as Ann Garantier); Austerlitz (The Battle of Austerlitz ) (Gance) (as Mlle. de Vaudey) 1960 The Subterraneans (MacDougal) (as Mardou Fox); Fanny (Logan...
Cohl, Emile
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...té (Next Door Neighbors ); Les Couronnes (Laurels ); Le Linge turbulent ; La Bataille d'Austerlitz (The Battle of Austerlitz ); Monsieur Clown chez les Lilliputiens ; Porcelaines tendres (Sevres Porcelain ); Les Chapeaux des...
Palance, Jack
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Man Inside (Gilling) (as Milo March) 1959 Ten Seconds to Hell (Aldrich) (as Eric Koertner) 1960 Austerlitz (The Battle of Austerlitz ) (Gance) (as Weirother) 1961 I mongoli (The Mongols ) (De Toth, Savona, and Freda) (as Ogotai...
Cardinale, Claudia
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Milanaise ) (Loy); Vento del sud (Provenzale); Upstairs and Downstairs (Thomas) (as Maria) 1960 Austerlitz (The Battle of Austerlitz ) (Gance) (as Pauline); Il bell'Antonio (Bolognini) (as Barbara Puglisi); I delfini (Maselli...
Marais, Jean
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Orphée (The Testament of Orpheus ) (Cocteau) (as Oedipus) 1960 Le Capitan (Hunebelle); Austerlitz (The Battle of Austerlitz ) (Gance and Richebé) (as Carnot) 1961 La Princesse de Clèves (Delannoy); Le...
Alexander I
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...him to abolish serfdom. At first a supporter of the coalition against NAPOLEON , his defeats by the latter at the Battle of AUSTERLITZ (1805) and at Friedland (1807) resulted in the Treaties of Tilsit (1807) with France and in his support of the CONTINENTAL...

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BOOK REVIEW: 'Austerlitz' brings Holocaust memories to life
News Wire article from: University Wire; 9/26/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...challenges Adorno's aphorism with his novel Austerlitz. Winner of the National Book Critics...Award and the Koret Jewish Book Award, Austerlitz thoughtfully fuses the art of high literature...of both in the attempt. Bringing to Austerlitz both historical deference and acumen...
Paul Austerlitz. Jazz Conciousness: Music, Race, and Humanity.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Latin American Music Review; 3/22/2006; ; 700+ words ; PAUL AUSTERLITZ. Jazz Conciousness: Music, Race...Conciousness, ethnomusicologist Paul Austerlitz contributes a theoretically thoughtful...and global art form. To do this, Austerlitz draws on W. E. B. DuBois's concept...
Strange but true; New fiction.(New fiction from W.G. Sebald)('Austerlitz')(Review)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 9/22/2001; 700+ words ; His name was Austerlitz THE hybrid literary form developed...memory. The eponymous subject of "Austerlitz", his fourth book, is a veteran...how he met the mysterious Jacques Austerlitz in Belgium, where they talk about...
Austerlitz.(Review)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Review of Contemporary Fiction; 9/22/2001; ; 651 words ; W. G. Sebald. Austerlitz. Trans. Anthea Bell. Random House...records the life story of Jacques Austerlitz, an eccentric architectural historian...alienation that has wrecked his life, Austerlitz eventually reclaims his origins from...
Blending Fact With Fiction.(Austerlitz by W.G. Sebald)(Review)
Magazine article from: Newsweek International; 11/5/2001; ; 700+ words ; In "Austerlitz," W. G. Sebald performs a small...Nazi occupation of Prague, Jacques Austerlitz devotes the rest of his life to finding...tiny detail that implies a world. In "Austerlitz," a Prague Jew in the '30s comes...
Austerlitz. (Review & opinion: weaving out of the past).(Review)
Magazine article from: Book; 11/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; Austerlitz W.G. SEBALD TRANSLATED BY ANTHEA...same names will reappear in reviews of Austerlitz, which shares qualities with Sebald...elegiac, almost private. But in Austerlitz, Sebald's subject is--or becomes...
The Emigrant.(Austerlitz)
Magazine article from: The Nation; 4/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; AUSTERLITZ. By W.G. Sebald. Translated by...overwhelming theme. In each book, including Austerlitz, brought out just before Sebald's...father has just died. Likewise, in Austerlitz, we discover just why the life of Jacques...
Studies from C. Austerlitz et al provide new data on science and technology.
Newspaper article from: Journal of Technology; 7/28/2008; 512 words ; ...of the photosensitizer," wrote C. Austerlitz and colleagues. The researchers concluded...free radicals is also discussed." Austerlitz and colleagues published their study...additional information, contact C. Austerlitz, Center Reg Ciencias Nuclear, Rua...
Reconsidering postmemory: photography, the archive, and post-Holocaust memory in W.G. Sebald's Austerlitz.(Critical Essay)
Magazine article from: Mosaic (Winnipeg); 12/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...through these acts. By examining W.G. Sebald's Austerlitz and its use of photography, this essay scrutinizes...closely in relation to W.G. Sebald's 2001 novel Austerlitz. Austerlitz is essentially the fictional biography of Jacques...
Excerpt: ; Lost soul connects with his real identity; 'Austerlitz'
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 12/23/2001; ; 404 words ; As for me, said Austerlitz, I felt at this time as if the dead...punishments that we are told, said Austerlitz, we must endure after death, the...explain what made me follow him, said Austerlitz. We take almost all the decisive...